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On its own, Google Sheets makes bullets feel like a hack. You juggle ALT codes, custom formats, and line breaks just to get a simple list looking right. That is fine for one column, but painful when you are managing dozens of client trackers, content calendars, or sales pipelines that all need clean, scannable bullets.This is where an AI computer agent changes the game. Instead of teaching every teammate the same tricky steps, you teach the agent once. It opens Google Sheets, applies your preferred bullet style, and keeps everything consistent across tabs, files, and even accounts. Delegating this to an AI agent frees your brain for strategy while it quietly standardizes formatting at scale, turns messy imports into readable lists, and removes yet another tiny but constant drag on your attention.
### Why Bullet Points Matter More Than You ThinkIf you run a business, agency, or sales team, your Google Sheets are probably bursting with lists: talking points, campaign ideas, next steps, lead notes. Without structure, those cells turn into a wall of text that everybody quietly avoids.Bullet points fix that. They turn chaos into a quick scan: what matters, what changed, what to do next. The catch? Google Sheets does not have a native "bulleted list" button like Docs. You have to get a little creative.Below are the most useful manual methods, followed by how a Simular AI computer agent can take over and do this at scale.---### Method 1: Keyboard Shortcuts for Single BulletsThis is the fastest way when you are working in just a few cells.**On Windows (with numeric keypad):**1. Double‑click the cell.2. Place your cursor where the bullet should go.3. Hold `Alt` and type `7` on the numeric keypad.4. Release to insert •, then type your text.**On Mac:**1. Double‑click the cell.2. Press `Option + 8` to insert •.3. Type your text.**Pros**- Very fast for a handful of entries.- Works inside any text cell.**Cons**- Becomes tedious for long columns.- Easy to forget the key combo.---### Method 2: Multi‑Line Bullets Inside One CellSometimes you want a mini checklist inside a single cell (for a lead, a project, or a client).**On Mac:**1. Double‑click the cell.2. Press `Option + 8` to add a bullet.3. Type the first line.4. Press `Control + Enter` to move to a new line inside the same cell.5. Repeat bullet + text for each line.**On Windows:**1. Double‑click the cell.2. Use `Alt + 0149` (numeric keypad) or `Alt + 7` to add a bullet.3. Type your text.4. Press `Alt + Enter` to start a new line in the same cell.5. Repeat as needed.**Pros**- Perfect for rich notes on a single record.- Keeps related items together.**Cons**- Harder to filter and sort by individual bullet.- Still manual and repetitive.---### Method 3: Custom Number Formats for Entire ColumnsWhen you want bullets across a whole column, custom formats are your friend.1. Enter plain text in a few cells (no bullets yet).2. Select the range where you want bullets.3. Click `Format` → `Number` → `More formats` → `Custom number format`.4. In the box, type: `• @`5. Click `Apply`.Now every cell in that range shows a bullet followed by the cell content.**Pros**- Instantly adds bullets to an entire range.- You can still edit the raw text without bullets.**Cons**- Formatting lives on the range, not the data.- New ranges need the same custom format applied again.---### Method 4: Formulas Using the CHAR FunctionFor formula‑driven sheets, you can generate bullets with `CHAR`.1. In a new column, use a formula like: `=CHAR(8226) & " " & A2`2. Drag the formula down to fill the column.This pulls text from A2, prefixes it with a bullet (•), and outputs a clean, formatted line.**Pros**- Great when your data is coming from imports or other formulas.- Easy to tweak spacing or add prefixes.**Cons**- Adds extra columns.- Editing requires working with formulas, not raw text.---### Method 5: Automating Bullets at Scale With a Simular AI AgentAll the methods above work. But if you are:- Cleaning hundreds of sheets across clients,- Importing messy lists from CRMs, email, or web scrapes, or- Rebuilding the same structures every week,then formatting becomes a quiet tax on your time.With Simular Pro, you can spin up an AI computer agent that uses your desktop the way a human would:1. **You demonstrate the workflow once.** - Open Google Sheets. - Select ranges that need bullets. - Apply custom number formats or insert bullets via keyboard. - Clean up any edge cases.2. **The agent learns the steps as a reliable workflow.** Simular combines flexible reasoning with symbolic steps, so every click, keypress, and menu action is transparent and repeatable.3. **You run it on demand or from your pipeline.** - Trigger the agent via webhook after new data is pushed. - Let it open Sheets, apply bullets, and save. - Review its action log if you want to check or tweak behavior.**Pros of the AI‑driven approach**- Handles thousands of cells and multiple files without fatigue.- Production‑grade reliability: the same steps, every time.- Fully transparent: you can inspect and modify its workflow.**Cons**- Best suited once you have a recurring need, not for a one‑off.- Requires a short initial setup to teach your preferred style.In short, manual methods are perfect when you are hands‑on in a single sheet. When your job is running teams and processes, it is far more powerful to let a Simular AI agent own the formatting, so you can own the strategy.